Bracelet



Aug.. 12, 1947. K. R. LAsoN BRACELET Filed July 50, 1945 Patented Aug. 12, 1947 BRACELET Karl R. Larson, Minneapolis, Minn., assignor to The Paul Bunyan Bait. Company, Minneapolis, Minn., a corporation of Minnesota Application July- 30, 1945, Serial No) 607,826

6 Claims.

My present invention relates to jewelry and, more particularly, to a bracelet of the linkage type.

The principal object of this invention is to provide separably interlocked assembly and connecting links, the latter releasably holding an ornament andA said ornament preventing separation of the interlocked links.

Another object of this invention is to provide a novel catch for releasably connecting the ends of a linkage.

These and other objects of the invention will be apparent from the following description, reference being had to the drawing.

To the above end, the invention consists of the construction and arrangement hereinafter described and dened in the claims.

In the accompanying drawing, which illustrates the invention, like characters indicate like parts throughout the several views.

Referring to the drawing:

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Fig. 2 is a top View of the same;

Fig. 3 is a side view of one of the assembly links, on an enlarged scale;

Fig. 4 is a view of one of the ornaments in longitudinal central section, on an enlarged scale;

Fig. 5 is a view in transverse section taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 4;

Fig. 6 is a side View of the catch, on an enlarged scale;

Fig. 7 is a transverse section taken on the line 'I-I of Fig. 6;

Fig. 8 is a View corresponding to Fig. 6, but showing the link closed and a portion thereof broken away and sectioned; and

Fig. 9 is a modification of the assembly link and ornament.

The improved bracelet comprises a plurality of alternate assembly and connecting metal links Il] and I I, respectively, and ornaments IZ, in the form of a plastic stone or other object.

Each assembly link I0, as shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 is a relatively wide, thin strip of metal. The end portions of the assembly link I0 are bent downwardly and inwardly parallel to said link to form hook-like coupling members I3. The assembly link I6, longitudinally, is on the arc of a relatively large circle.

The ornament'I I2 is relatively thick and, longitudinally, has the same curvature as the assembly link. The assembly link Il] is inlaid in the ornament I2 by forming in said ornament a channel I4 that extends longitudinally the full Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the improved bracelength of the ornament I2. assembly link Ill and the ornament I2 are fiush and the coupling members I3 extend outwardly of the ends of the ornament I2- with their ends underlapping the under side of the ornament I2.

Seats I5 in the under side of the ornament I2 are provid-ed for the underlapped endy portions of the coupling members I3. The distance between the upper and lower sections of the cou.- pling members I3 is slightly less than the distance between the bottoms of the channel I4 and seats I5 so that the ornament is firmly held by the assembly link I0 and the coupling members Adjacent assembly links I0 are separably connected by one of the connecting links II, which is rectangular in form, by interlocking their coupling members I3 therewith.

To assemble the three units of each section of the bracelet, it is only necessary to insert the coupling members I3 through the connecting `links I I, spring said end members away from the assembly link I5 sufficiently to permit the ornament I2 to be moved sidewse between the assemblyv link Ill and the coupling members I3 until said assembly link enters the channel I4 and finally releases said coupling members and permits the same to spring into the seats I5.

It will thus be seen that a bracelet of any desired length may be quickly and easily assembled from the several duplicate elements without the use of a tool. Obviously, the assembly links I releasably hold the ornaments I2 and said ornaments, in turn, keep the connecting links II and the coupling members I3 interlocked so that they will not be accidentally separated.

The ornaments are preferably, but not necessarily, colored plastic. It is, of course, an eX- tremely easy matter to remove the ornament I2 of one color and substitute therefor ornaments of a different color.

The two end connecting links II are separably connected by a novel catch I6. This catch I6 is formed by a strip of metal similar to the assembly link I0 as to width and thickness. Said catch I6 is rectangular in form and has in its top member an intermediate entrance passageway I'I normally closed by a slide I8. This slide I8 has a ngerpiece I 9 and is frictionally held in an operative position by a hump on the catch I6 and a depression in the slide I8, as indicated at 20.

The bottom member of the catch I6 is inwardly offset at 2| and closely positioned to the slide I8. This offset 2I prevents either of the connecting links II from movement between said oiset and Both tops of the the slide I8 and always keeps the catch I6 interlocked with one of the connecting links Il so that they cannot become separated. Said offset 2| also prevents the respective connecting links Il from moving past each other or in getting mixed up.

The modification shown in Fig. 9 simply shows The drawing illustrates a commercial form of the invention, but it will be understood that the same is capable of certain modications as to de' tails of construction and arrangement within the scope of the invention herein disclosed.

What I claim is:

1. A bracelet comprising alternate assembly and connecting links, the end portions of the assembly links being folded thereunder to afford coupling members separably interlocked with the connecting members, and ornaments releasably held by the assembly links and the coupling members, said ornaments preventing separation of the coupling members and the connecting links, said assembly links being inlaid in the ornament and thereby holding said ornaments against sidewise movement relative to the assembly links.

2. A bracelet comprising alternate assembly and connecting links, the end portions of the assembly links being folded thereunder to afford coupling members separably interlocked with the connecting members, and ornaments releasably held by the assembly links and the coupling members, said ornaments having seats for the end portions of the .coupling members, and preventing separation of the coupling members and the connecting links. A

3. A bracelet comprising alternate assembly and connecting links, the end portions of the assembly links being folded thereunder to afford coupling members separably interlocked with the connecting members, and ornaments, releasably held by the assembly links and the coupling members, said assembly links being inlaid in the top of the ornaments, said ornaments having seats in their under sides in which the end portions of the coupling members are yieldingly held and preventing separation of the coupling members and the connecting links.

4. A bracelet comprising alternate assembly and connecting links, the end portions of the assembly links being folded thereunder to afford coupling members separablyinterlocked with the `connecting members, and ornaments releasably held by the assembly links and the coupling members, said assembly links being inlaid in the ornaments, said ornaments having seats inV which the coupling members are releasably held, kthe end portions of the ornaments closing the openings between the assembly links and the end portions of the coupling members.

Ving closures that prevent removal of the connecting links from the coupling members.

6. A bracelet comprising alternate, assembly and connecting links, the end portions of the assembly links being folded thereunder to aiord vcoupling members, and ornaments separably interlocked with the assembly links with their end portions extending between the assembly links and the coupling members and affording closures that prevent removal of the connecting links from the'coupling members.

KARL R. LARSON.

REFERENCES CTED The following references are of record inthe file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Y Date 1,428,678 Buchsbaum Sept.V 12, 1922 1,441,556 Bssner Jan. 9, 1923 

